From the ashes of the old world has risen a new order: the Islamic-American Caliphate, ruled over in secret by a group of rich hedonists and occultists referring to themselves as Qabalists. Erik Silas is the failed heir and enemy to the leader of the Qabal - the man who enslaved him as a child, Grand Vizier Jakob Irvine. With the help of his like-minded associates and sycophants, Silas will stop at nothing to bring oblivion to mankind and end the corrupt human race forever, including the detonation of nuclear bombs in major cities and the poisoning of the capital's water supply. On a quest for power and vengeance that threatens to destroy everyone who is loyal to him, Erik won't let his emotions won't get in the way of his goal, though he may have to sacrifice a few friends along the way...